Montevideo American-News: "Montevideo hunt another success"

Last year, at the ninth opener, there were slim pickings due to a harsh winter. This year, each group managed to bag between six and eight birds.

"It's fun ... all over Minnesota, people love the outdoors. It is a generator of revenue all over the state," said Sen. Al Franken, who, along with Rep. Collin Peterson, DNR Commissioner Tom Landwehr and other officials and politicians from around the state, took part in the hunt.